CVE-2023-34059 is a file descriptor hijack vulnerability in the vmware-user-suid-wrapper component of open-vm-tools, affecting Debian and VMware Linux distributions. A low-privileged attacker can exploit this to hijack the /dev/uinput file descriptor, enabling them to simulate user inputs. With a CVSS score of 7.0 (High), this vulnerability has a local attack vector with high attack complexity, potentially leading to high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 11.0.0, <= 12.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:open_vm_tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVE-2023-34059
Nov 14, 2023open-vm-tools: file descriptor hijack vulnerability in the vmware-user-suid-wrapper
Oct 26, 2023open-vm-tools contains a file descriptor hijack vulnerability in the vmware-user-suid-wrapper. A malicious actor with non-root privileges may be able to hijack the /dev/uinput file descriptor allowing them to simulate user inputs.
Oct 10, 2023